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{{Short description|Association football club in Netherlands}}
{{About|the men's association football team|the women's team|AZ Alkmaar (women)}}
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'''Alkmaar Zaanstreek''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɑl(ə)kmaːr ˈzaːnstreːk|lang}}), better known internationally as '''AZ Alkmaar''', or simply and most commonly as '''AZ''' ({{IPA|nl|aːˈzɛt|pron}}) in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional [[Association football|football]] club from [[Alkmaar]] and the [[Zaan#The Zaan district|Zaan district]]. The club plays in the [[Eredivisie]], the highest professional football league in the Netherlands.

AZ won the Eredivisie in [[1980–81 Eredivisie|1980–81]] and [[2008–09 Eredivisie|2008–09]]. In 1981, they also reached the [[1981 UEFA Cup final|UEFA Cup final]], which they lost to [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]. The team has won the [[KNVB Cup]] on four occasions, and one [[Johan Cruyff Shield]].

==History==

===1910–1972: Foundation and first years===
AZ was founded on 10 May 1967 as AZ&nbsp;'67, the result of a merger of Alkmaar&nbsp;'54 and FC Zaanstreek.<ref name="fus">{{Cite web |title=AZ Historie - De fusie van Alkmaar Zaanstreek |url=http://azhistorie.nl/de_fusie.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211013705/http://azhistorie.nl/de_fusie.html |archive-date=Dec 11, 2021 |language=nl}}</ref> Alkmaar&nbsp;'54 was founded as a professional team in April&nbsp;1954 to play in the 10-team NBVB league, created because the [[Royal Dutch Football Association]] (KNVB) refused to organize a professional league (the KNVB took over in 1955). Alkmaar&nbsp;'54, and by extension AZ, played the first professional match in the Netherlands: on 14&nbsp;August 1954, they won 3–0 at home against Venlo&nbsp;'54, with [[Klaas Smit]] scoring the first and third goal.<ref>[https://www.venlonaren.net/informatie-vvv-venlo/alkmaar-54-en-venlo-spelen-allereerste-profduel/ Alkmaar '54 en Venlo spelen allereerst profduel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426011014/https://www.venlonaren.net/informatie-vvv-venlo/alkmaar-54-en-venlo-spelen-allereerste-profduel/ |date=26 April 2019 }} {{in lang|nl}}, [[Algemeen Dagblad]], 25 June 2008.</ref> After winning the {{Lang|nl|[[Eerste Divisie]]|italic=no}} in 1960–61, it played one year in the Eredivisie.

FC Zaanstreek had been playing since 1910 as the Kooger Football Club (KFC). KFC had nearly become national champion in 1934 through a narrow loss to [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] in the finals.{{refn|group=note|Klaas en Cees Molenaar had been at this match and blamed Ajax' late equalizer on a mistake by the referee; they claimed they then swore to once become national champion with their team, with which they succeeded 47 years later.<ref>Rob Bruins Slot and Dirk Jan Roeleven, [https://www.anderetijden.nl/aflevering/436/AZ-of-hoe-maak-je-een-topclub AZ, of: hoe maak je een topclub] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426011012/https://www.anderetijden.nl/aflevering/436/AZ-of-hoe-maak-je-een-topclub |date=26 April 2019 }}, [[VPRO]], ''[[Andere Tijden]]'' {{in lang|nl}}</ref>}} The team became professional in 1955. In 1964 the professional part of KFC was renamed FC Zaanstreek, while the amateurs played on as KFC.
[[File:Het elftal van AZ 67 (18.8.1968).jpg|thumb|238x238px|AZ 67's squad in 1968]]
Also in 1964, the brothers Cees and Klaas Molenaar, former players and trainers for KFC and owners of a growing appliance store chain, sought to create a powerful football team in Zaanstreek by merging the two local professional teams: KFC and Zaanlandsche Football Club. After the ZFC leadership thwarted this attempt, the Molenaars successfully merged FC Zaanstreek with Alkmaar&nbsp;'54 in 1967. FC&nbsp;Zaanstreek had finished 7th and Alkmaar&nbsp;'54 12th in [[1966–67 Eerste Divisie]]. The team would be based in Alkmaar, though the second team originally trained and played in [[Koog aan de Zaan]].<ref name=fus/><ref>Martin Rep, [https://www.deorkaan.nl/hoe-het-profvoetbal-verdween-uit-de-zaanstreek/ Hoe het profvoetbal verdween uit de Zaanstreek] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426011011/https://www.deorkaan.nl/hoe-het-profvoetbal-verdween-uit-de-zaanstreek/ |date=26 April 2019 }} {{in lang|nl}}, De Orkaan, 10 August 2018.</ref>

===1972–1985: Molenaar years===
Partially through the hiring of expensive foreign players, the new club soon acquired large debts. In 1972, the Molenaar brothers bailed it out and invested heavily in the club, to the point that AZ '67 were successful in the late 1970s and early '80s, regularly playing European football from 1977 to 1982 while also winning three [[KNVB Cup]]s over that period.

After four close league campaigns, AZ finally became [[Eredivisie|Dutch champions]] in [[1980–81 Eredivisie|1981]], becoming the only team other than the "big three" of Ajax, {{Lang|nl|[[Feyenoord]]|italic=no}} and [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] to do so in a 44-year period spanning from 1965 to 2009 (when AZ once again won the league title). They won the title with overwhelming power, winning 27 of 34 matches and only losing once, while scoring a club record 101 goals and conceding just 30. That same season, AZ reached the [[1981 UEFA Cup Final|final of the UEFA Cup]], losing 5–4 on aggregate to [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]. The next year, in the [[1981–82 European Cup|European Cup]], they lost in the second round 3–2 on aggregate to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].

[[Georg Keßler]] was AZ's manager over most of these years (1978–82), while star players included: [[Kees Kist]], the club's highest ever goalscorer with 212 goals and the first ever Dutchman to win the [[European Golden Shoe|European Golden Boot]] in 1979 when he scored 34 goals in a season; [[Jan Peters (footballer, born 1954)|Jan Peters]], who played 120 matches for AZ during this period scoring 30 goals from midfield; and [[Hugo Hovenkamp]], who played 239 matches in defence for AZ from 1975 to 1983, as well as receiving 31 caps for the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]] from 1977 to 1983 and playing each match in [[UEFA Euro 1980]] while an AZ player. Additional stars included [[John Metgod]], who spent six years at AZ playing 195 matches as a defender, scoring 26 goals including a goal against Ipswich Town in the final of the UEFA Cup. Like Hovenkamp, Metgod was also included in the Dutch squad for Euro 1980. Meanwhile, Danish forward [[Kristen Nygaard (footballer)|Kristen Nygaard]] spent ten years at AZ, scoring 104 goals in 363 matches between 1972 and 1982.

===1985–1993: Interim years===

Co-owner [[Cees Molenaar]] died in 1979. AZ's fortunes deteriorated after his brother, Klaas Molenaar, left the club in 1985. After several mid-table finishes in previous seasons, AZ was relegated in 1988 from the [[Eredivisie]], ending the season on 28 points from 34 matches and falling to the {{Lang|nl|[[Eerste Divisie]]|italic=no}} due to the superior goal difference of [[Roda JC]]. This relegation was significant since it occurred just seven years after the club's historic domestic double and marked the end of AZ's first period of success in Dutch football. Following this, AZ spent much of the next decade in the second tier, struggling to find a return to the top flight.

===1993–2009: Scheringa years===
The involvement of businessman Dirk Scheringa in the mid-1990s marked the revival of the club as AZ returned to the Eredivisie, winning the [[1997-98 Eerste Divisie]] title. The club achieved consecutive finishes around the middle positions in the league until ending up in third place in the [[2004-05 Eredivisie]] season, AZ's highest position for 23 years. In the summer of 2006, the club moved to a new 17,000 capacity stadium, [[AZ Stadion]].

Despite playing strongly for the majority of the 2006–07 season, AZ's season ended in disappointment. First, entering the last matchday of the [[2006–07 Eredivisie]] season, AZ led PSV and Ajax on goal difference at the top of the league table, but ended up third after losing their last match against 16th placed team [[S.B.V. Excelsior|Excelsior]], AZ played with ten men for 80 minutes. Additionally, AZ then lost the [[2006–07 KNVB Cup#Final|KNVB Cup final]] to Ajax 8–7 after a penalty shoot-out, while also falling to Ajax over two play-off matches for participation in the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]. After the season, key players like [[Tim de Cler]], [[Danny Koevermans]] and [[Shota Arveladze]] left the team.

[[File:AZ Larisa UEFA Cup0708.jpg|thumb|right|220px|AZ versus [[Larissa F.C.|Larissa]] in a [[2007–08 UEFA Cup]] match]]
A remarkable run ended in the 2007–08 season: after AZ lost a group stage match against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (3–2) in the [[2007–08 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]], the club's unbeaten run of 32 home matches in European competitions – lasting from 1977 to 2007 – ended. AZ had a poor season, suffering elimination in the first round of the KNVB Cup and the group stage of the UEFA Cup, as well as finishing the [[2007–08 Eredivisie]] in a disappointing 11th place. Towards the latter stages of the season, in March 2008, AZ manager [[Louis van Gaal]] had initially tendered his resignation, but after protests the players and directors, he rescinded his resignation.

The [[2008–09 Eredivisie|2008–09 season]] had an unpromising start after two opening defeats against [[NAC Breda]] and [[ADO Den Haag]]. However, starting with a 1–0 victory over defending league champions PSV, AZ did not lose a match in its next 28 matches, including a run of 11-straight matches where AZ did not concede an opposition goal. Three weeks before the end of the season, AZ became Eredivisie champions, edging nearest title rivals [[FC Twente|Twente]] and Ajax comfortably. This was a historic achievement for the club as this was the first title-winning season for 28 years, and it also meant a return to the [[UEFA Champions League]].

Being league champions, AZ qualified for the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] for only the second time. It was drawn into a group alongside [[Arsenal FC]], [[Standard Liège]] and [[Olympiacos]] but only took four points from six matches and finished bottom of their group.

===2009–2014: Advocaat–Verbeek years ===
For the 2009–10 season, [[Ronald Koeman]] succeeded Louis van Gaal, who had departed to manage [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] after leading AZ to the championship. Koeman was officially hired on 17 May 2009, but on 5 December, AZ announced he was no longer in charge of the club after losing 7 of his first 16 matches. Former [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] manager [[Dick Advocaat]] took over for the remainder of the season. Under Advocaat, AZ achieved solid results and secured European football for the next season.

For the 2010–11 season, AZ appointed [[Gertjan Verbeek]] as its new manager. They finished the [[2010–11 Eredivisie]] in fourth place, thus securing [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|Europa League football]] for the next season, while in the [[2010–11 KNVB Cup|KNVB Cup]], AZ reached the last eight, where they were beaten by rivals Ajax by a 1–0 scoreline. AZ also finished third in their [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] group, thus failing to qualifying for the competition's knockout round.

In the 2011–12 season, AZ finished fourth in the [[2011–12 Eredivisie|Eredivisie]], though performed significantly better in cup competitions, reaching the semi-finals in the [[2011–12 KNVB Cup|KNVB Cup]] (losing to [[Heracles Almelo|Heracles]] after extra time) and the quarter-finals in the Europa League. In the latter, the club ultimately lost to [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] after having defeated [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]], [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]], [[Malmö FF]], [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]], [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]], [[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]] and [[FK Baumit Jablonec|Baumit Jablonec]] to reach that stage.

On 21 December 2011, during the quarter-finals of the [[2011–12 KNVB Cup]], a 19-year-old Ajax fan invaded the [[Amsterdam Arena]] pitch in the 36th minute with Ajax winning 1–0, attacking AZ goalkeeper [[Esteban Alvarado]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-12-21 |title=AZ Alkmaar goalkeeper Esteban has red card for kicking a fan rescinded |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/16296118 |access-date=2025-11-07 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ajax, AZ Alkmaar game to be replayed Jan. 19 |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/ajax-azalkmaar/ |access-date=2025-11-07 |language=en}}</ref> The fan slipped and Alvarado kicked the fan twice, prompting the referee to issue the goalkeeper a red card. Following this, AZ manager Gertjan Verbeek ordered his players to leave the pitch for the dressing room in protest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=EST |first= |last2=December 29 |first2=Thu |last3= |date=2011-12-28 |title=Controversial Dutch Cup tie between AZ and Ajax to be replayed behind closed doors |url=https://www.cnn.com/2011/12/28/sport/football/football-goalkeeper-attack-replay |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> The match was later played on 19 January 2012, with Alvarado's red card rescinded; AZ won 3–2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AZ beats Ajax 3-2 in replayed Dutch Cup match |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/az-beats-ajax-3-2-in-replayed-dutch-cup-match |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=www.foxsports.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The 2012–13 season started in the [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round|Europa League]] with a qualifying play-off round against [[Guus Hiddink]]'s [[FC Anzhi Makhachkala|Anzhi Makhachkala]]. AZ was hammered 6–0 on aggregate. Disappointingly, AZ finished tenth in the [[2012–13 Eredivisie]], although the club won the [[2012–13 KNVB Cup]] after defeating PSV 2–1 in the [[2012–13 KNVB Cup#Final|final]]. As cup winners, AZ automatically qualified for the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|2013–14 Europa League]].

In September 2013, just one day after emphatically beating PSV, at the time the [[2013–14 Eredivisie|league leaders]], Verbeek was dismissed as first team manager by the club due to "a lack of chemistry" between management and players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11912/8948012/eredivisie-az-alkmaar-announce-surprise-sacking-of-coach-gertjan-verbeek|title=Eredivisie: AZ Alkmaar announce surprise sacking of coach Gertjan Verbeek|access-date=3 August 2014|archive-date=22 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222221850/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11912/8948012/eredivisie-az-alkmaar-announce-surprise-sacking-of-coach-gertjan-verbeek|url-status=live}}</ref> He was replaced by Dick Advocaat for the remainder of the season until a permanent replacement could be found. Advocaat took AZ to the semi-finals of the [[2013–14 KNVB Cup|KNVB Cup]], the quarter-finals of the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] and eighth in the league, ultimately losing to [[FC Groningen|Groningen]] in the Europa League play-off final round (their 58th match of the season, a club record).

=== 2014–2019: Van den Brom years ===
The [[2014–15 Eredivisie|2014–15 season]] began with a new manager, former [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]] manager and Ajax great [[Marco van Basten]]. However, after just three matches into the season, Van Basten resigned as manager to become assistant manager under [[Alex Pastoor]], citing heavy stress as the main reason.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/09/16/van-basten-doet-stap-terug-bij-az-alex-pastoor-nieuwe-trainer-a1422387|title=Van Basten doet stap terug bij AZ, Alex Pastoor nieuwe trainer|newspaper=NRC |date=16 September 2014 |access-date=21 January 2017|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412185749/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/09/16/van-basten-doet-stap-terug-bij-az-alex-pastoor-nieuwe-trainer-a1422387|url-status=live |last1=Zandstra |first1=Philippus }}</ref> Pastoor was the interim manager during two matches under Van Basten's absence and received the official title on 16 September, but contract negotiations failed and he left the club just two days later. A week later, [[John van den Brom]] was appointed manager. Under Van den Brom, AZ quickly rose up to the sub-top, eventually finished the season in third place, surpassing Feyenoord on the final season's matchday and qualifying for the [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|2015–16 Europa League]].

The [[2015–16 Eredivisie]] started with AZ selling most of its first-team players from the previous season during the summer transfer period. As a response, AZ bought players from other Dutch clubs, notably [[Vincent Janssen]] from [[Almere City FC|Almere City]], [[Alireza Jahanbakhsh]] from [[N.E.C. (football club)|NEC]] and [[Ben Rienstra]] from [[PEC Zwolle]]. In December, it was announced free agent [[Ron Vlaar]] signed a contract until the end of the season after training with the club for a few weeks prior.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/07/ron-vlaar-az-alkmaar-aston-villa|title=Former Aston Villa captain Ron Vlaar joins AZ Alkmaar until end of season|agency=Press Association|date=7 December 2015|website=The Guardian|access-date=21 January 2017|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312062535/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/07/ron-vlaar-az-alkmaar-aston-villa|url-status=live}}</ref> Vlaar quickly became team captain and helped lift AZ from tenth place to a fourth-place finish in the league. Along this rise, new signing Vincent Janssen scored 27 goals for the club, earning him the Eredivisie top goalscorer title. In the [[2015–16 KNVB Cup]], AZ reached the semi-finals, losing 3–1 to Feyenoord. AZ won the first two qualification rounds to qualify for the 2015–16 Europa League group stage, but finished last in their group.

At the start of the [[2016–17 Eredivisie]], AZ sold Vincent Janssen to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and long-time midfielder [[Markus Henriksen]] to [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]. In the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|2016–17 Europa League]], AZ finished second in Group D, surviving the group stage for the third time in five seasons.

=== 2020–2024: Slot–Jansen years ===
After an excellent [[2019–20 Eredivisie|2019/20 season]] in which AZ beat league leaders [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] home and away, aided by consistent performances from youth academy talents such as [[Teun Koopmeiners]], [[Myron Boadu]], [[Calvin Stengs]] and [[Owen Wijndal]], the season was forced to end early due to the effects of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Joint on points with Ajax at the top of the table, AZ were given second place on goal difference, and subsequently earned Qualification to the [[2020–21 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|Champions League second qualifying round]].

A poor start to their [[2020–21 Eredivisie|2020/21 Eredivisie]] campaign saw AZ draw five games in a row, before eventually picking up a victory against [[RKC Waalwijk]] on 1 November 2020.
[[File:Матч «Динамо» - АЗ 2-0. 15 сентября 2020 года — 1137461.jpg|thumb|244x244px|AZ Alkmaar's squad in a match against [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] in the Champions League qualifiers 2021.]]
AZ also struggled in European competitions this season. Despite a strong start, with a 3–1 extra time come back against [[FC Viktoria Plzeň|Viktoria Plzen]] in the Champions League qualifiers, the club lost 2–0 to [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] several weeks later, seeing them fall back into the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]. After victory against [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] and [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]] early in the pool stages, AZ was on track to advance, though lost to [[Real Sociedad]] away, obtained a 0–0 draw in the reverse fixture, and also drew 1–1 with [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]]. Following these results, AZ needed to defeat [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]] away to advance. However, the departure the week before the game of manager [[Arne Slot]] saw an unorganised team lose 2–1 to Rijeka, ending their European dream.

In 2022–2023, AZ stepped up their performance in Europa Conference League play, winning five out of six Group E matches against [[SC Dnipro-1]], [[Apollon Limassol FC|Apollon Limassol]] and [[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]], then beating [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] 4–2 on aggregate. However, their run was ended by defeats to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], with AZ's home leg marred by supporter violence.<ref>{{cite news |last=Steinberg |first=Jacob |date=2023-05-19 |title=AZ Alkmaar coach ashamed after fans confront West Ham players families |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/19/i-feel-ashamed-az-alkmaar-manager-apologises-following-fan-trouble |work=The Guardian |access-date=2023-05-19 |ref=none |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519150337/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/19/i-feel-ashamed-az-alkmaar-manager-apologises-following-fan-trouble |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In the 2023–24 season, AZ had a disappointed season, they get eliminated early in the group stage of the [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|UEFA Conference League]]. After only winning against the amateurs club [[Quick Boys]] on penalty shootout in the [[2023–24 KNVB Cup|KNVB]], AZ fired coach [[Pascal Jansen]] on 17 January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-17 |title=AZ neemt per direct afscheid van trainer Jansen: 'Jammer en teleurstellend' |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2505253-az-neemt-per-direct-afscheid-van-trainer-jansen-jammer-en-teleurstellend |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}</ref>

=== 2024–present: Maarten Martens years ===
Their new manager was [[Maarten Martens]], a former AZ player. After joined the club, he led AZ to a fourth place in the league, which secured the qualification for [[2024–25 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]. In 2025, AZ reached the [[2025 KNVB Cup final|final of the KNVB Cup]], but then lost against [[Go Ahead Eagles]] on penalty shootout. On 9 May 2025, AZ extended Martens's contract until the summer of 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-14 |title=Maarten Martens extends contract with AZ: "I still see a lot of potential and opportunities to grow" |url=https://ground.news/article/az-and-coach-martens-to-continue-working-together |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Ground News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Maarten Martens verlengt contract bij AZ: "Ik zie nog veel rek en kansen om te groeien" |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20250509_94656528 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510212034/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20250509_94656528 |archive-date=10 May 2025 |access-date=2025-05-14 |work=Het Nieuwsblad |language=nl-BE |url-status=live }}</ref> Before the beginning of the 2025–26 season, [[Leaseweb]] become the new shirt sponsor for AZ Alkmaar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congratulations Leaseweb x AZ Alkmaar {{!}} Netherlands France Chamber of Commerce |url=https://nfcc.fr/news/congratulations-leaseweb-x-az-alkmaar |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=nfcc.fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-17 |title=Leaseweb Becomes Official Shirt Sponsor for Dutch Football Club AZ |url=https://dedirock.com/blog/leaseweb-becomes-official-shirt-sponsor-for-dutch-football-club-az/ |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=DediRock |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Coaching staff==
''Statistic from January 2024''
{| class="wikitable"
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!Position
!Staff
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|Head coach||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maarten Martens]]
|-
|Assistant coach||{{flagicon|NED}} Robert Franssen <br />{{flagicon|NED}}  [[Kenneth Goudmijn]] <br/> {{flagicon|NED}}  Jan Sierksma
|-
|Goalkeeper coach||{{flagicon|NED}} Nick van Aart
|-
|Fitness coach||{{flagicon|NED}} Niels Kok
|-
|Chief Scout||{{flagicon|NED}} Carlos Aalbers
|-
|Scout||{{flagicon|NED}} Arthur Numan <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Koen Veenstra <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Lars Engel <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Hugo Hovenkamp
|-
|Head of Medical||{{flagicon|NED}} Rob Tamminga
|-
|Club doctor||{{flagicon|NED}} Ingrid Paul
|-
|Physiotherapist||{{flagicon|NED}} Martin Cruijff <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Frank Renzenbrink
|-
|Team Manager||{{flagicon|NED}} Ari Menmi
|-
|Technical director||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Huiberts]]
|}

==Players==

===Current squad===
{{updated|29 October 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Spelers |url=https://www.az.nl/nl/teams/spelers?team=az |work=az.nl |publisher=AZ |access-date=3 September 2025 |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323183917/https://www.az.nl/nl/teams/spelers?team=az |url-status=live }}</ref>

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{{Fs player|no=2|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Seiya Maikuma]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Wouter Goes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Maxim Dekker]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=[[Alexandre Penetra]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Peer Koopmeiners]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Weslley Patati]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Jordy Clasie]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=[[Troy Parrott]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Sven Mijnans]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=GHA|pos=FW|name=[[Ibrahim Sadiq]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=[[Hobie Verhulst]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Andrea Natali]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=MEX|pos=DF|name=[[Mateo Chávez]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=DEN|pos=FW|name=[[Isak Jensen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Dave Kwakman]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Elijah Dijkstra]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Billy van Duijl]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Lequincio Zeefuik]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Kees Smit]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Ro-Zangelo Daal]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Denso Kasius]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=[[Daniël Deen|Daniël Virginio Deen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=[[Matěj Šín]]}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Mees de Wit]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Mexx Meerdink]]}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=[[Jeroen Zoet]]}}
{{fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SRB|pos=MF|name=[[Kristijan Belić]]|other=at [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Zico Buurmeester]]|other=at [[PEC Zwolle]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=[[Mayckel Lahdo]]|other=at [[FC Nantes]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Lewis Schouten]]|other=at [[Excelsior Rotterdam|Excelsior]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Finn Stam]]|other=at [[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=[[Sem Westerveld]]|other=at [[MVV Maastricht]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs end}}

===Jong AZ===
{{For|the reserve squad of AZ|Jong AZ}}
Participating in the [[Eerste Divisie]], the reserve squad of AZ trains and plays their home games in [[Zaanstad]].

==Former players==
{{further|:Category:AZ Alkmaar players}}

===National team players===
The following players were called up to represent their [[List of men's national association football teams|national teams]] in [[FIFA|international football]] and received [[Cap (sport)|caps]] during their tenure with AZ Alkmaar:

{{col-begin}}	
{{col-3}}
*;Argentina
** {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Romero]] (2007–2011)
*;Australia
** {{flagicon|Australia}} [[James Holland (soccer)|James Holland]] (2009–2012)
** {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Brett Holman]] (2008–2012)
** {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mathew Ryan]] (2023–2024)
*;Austria
** {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Kurt Welzl]] (1978–1981)
*;Belgium
** {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Stein Huysegems]] (2003–2006)
** {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Maarten Martens]] (2006–2014)
** {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Sébastien Pocognoli]] (2007–2010)
** {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gill Swerts]] (2008–2011)
*;Cameroon
** {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Willie Overtoom]] (2013–2014)
*;Costa Rica
** {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Esteban Alvarado]] (2010–2015)
*;Denmark
** {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Henrik Eigenbrod]] (1982–1984)
** {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Kristen Nygaard (footballer)|Kristen Nygaard]] (1972–1982)
** {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Kenneth Perez]] (2000–2006)
** {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Simon Poulsen]] (2008–2012; 2014–2015)
*;Estonia
** {{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Ragnar Klavan]] (2009–2012)
*;Finland
** {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Niki Mäenpää]] (2011–2012)
** {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Niklas Moisander]] (2008–2012)
** {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Juha Reini]] (2002–2006)
*;Georgia
** {{flagicon|Georgia (country)|Georgia}} [[Shota Arveladze]] (2005–2007)
*;Ghana
** {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Kamal Sowah]] (2022)
*;Greece
** {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Pantelis Chatzidiakos]] (2015–2023)
** {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Vangelis Pavlidis]] (2021–2024)
*;Hungary
** {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Milos Kerkez]] (2022–2023)
*;Iceland
** {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Joey Guðjónsson]] (2006–2007)
** {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1997)|Albert Guðmundsson]] (2018–2022)
** {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson]] (2009–2014)
** {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Kolbeinn Sigþórsson]] (2010–2011)
** {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Grétar Steinsson]] (2006–2008)
*;Iran
** {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Alireza Jahanbakhsh]] (2015–2018)
{{col-3}}
*;Indonesia
** {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Thom Haye]] (2012-2016)
*;Japan
** {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yukinari Sugawara]] (2020–2024)
*;Mexico
** {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Héctor Moreno]] (2008–2011)
*;Morocco
** {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Zakaria Aboukhlal]] (2019–2022)
** {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Nourdin Boukhari]] (2007)
** {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Ali Elkhattabi]] (2001–2006)
** {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Abdelkrim El Hadrioui]] (1998–2002)
** {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Mounir El Hamdaoui]] (2007–2010; 2015–2016)
** {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Oussama Idrissi]] (2018–2020)
** {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Adil Ramzi]] (2004–2006)
** {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Tarik Sektioui]] (2004–2006)
*;Netherlands
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Peter Arntz]] (1976–1985)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Roy Beerens]] (2011–2014)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Marco Bizot]] (2017–2021)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Myron Boadu]] (2017–2021)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Dries Boussatta]] (1998–2002)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Tim de Cler]] (2002–2007)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Barry van Galen]] (1997–2006)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Willem van Hanegem]] (1976–1979)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Hugo Hovenkamp]] (1975–1983)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Kew Jaliens]] (2004–2011)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Vincent Janssen]] (2015–2016)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jos Jonker]] (1980–1983)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Danny Koevermans]] (2005–2007)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Kees Kist]] (1972–1982; 1984–1985)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Teun Koopmeiners]] (2017–2021)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Kromkamp]] (2000–2005)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Denny Landzaat]] (2003–2006)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Adam Maher]] (2010–2013; 2018–2019)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Dirk Marcellis]] (2010–2015)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[Bruno Martins Indi]] (2020–present)'''
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Joris Mathijsen]] (2004–2006)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Martijn Meerdink]] (2002–2007)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[David Mendes da Silva]] (2006–2010)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[John Metgod]] (1976–1982)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Oscar Moens]] (1996–2003)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Barry Opdam]] (1996–2008)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Peters (footballer, born 1954)|Jan Peters]] (1977–1982)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk van Rijnsoever]] (1974–1982)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Stijn Schaars]] (2005–2011)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ronald Spelbos]] (1974–1982)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Calvin Stengs]] (2017–2021)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Guus Til]] (2016–2019)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk Timmer]] (2000–2006)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Pier Tol]] (1978–1988)
{{col-3}}
*'''Netherlands''' (''continued'')
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Nick Viergever]] (2010–2014)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ron Vlaar]] (2004–2006; 2015–2021)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Bobby Vosmaer]] (1974–1978)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Wout Weghorst]] (2016–2018)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Owen Wijndal]] (2017–2022)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Demy de Zeeuw]] (2005–2009)
*;Norway
** {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Håkon Evjen]] (2020–2023)
** {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Markus Henriksen]] (2012–2017)
** {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Bjørn Maars Johnsen]] (2018–2020)
** {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Fredrik Midtsjø]] (2017–2022)
** {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jonas Svensson (footballer)|Jonas Svensson]] (2017–2021)
** {{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[David Møller Wolfe]] (2023–present)'''
*;Paraguay
** {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Celso Ortiz]] (2010–2016)
*;Republic of Ireland
** {{flagicon|Ireland}} '''[[Troy Parrott]] (2024–present)'''
*;Romania
** {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Dorin Rotariu]] (2018–2019)
*;Serbia
** {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Kristijan Belić]] (2024–present)'''
** {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Nemanja Gudelj]] (2013–2015)
*;Suriname
** {{flagicon|Suriname}} [[Ramon Leeuwin]] (2020–2021)
*;Sweden
** {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Rasmus Elm]] (2009–2012)
** {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Mattias Johansson]] (2012–2017)
** {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Jesper Karlsson]] (2020–2023)
** {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Muamer Tanković]] (2014–2017)
** {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Pontus Wernbloom]] (2009–2012)
*;Trinidad & Tobago
** {{flagicon|Trinidad & Tobago}} [[Levi García]] (2015–2018)
*;United States
** {{flagicon|United States}} [[Jozy Altidore]] (2011–2013)
** {{flagicon|United States}} [[Aron Jóhannsson]] (2013–2015)
** {{flagicon|United States}} [[Djordje Mihailovic]] (2023–2024)
{{col-3}}	
{{col-end}}
* ''Players in bold actively play for AZ Alkmaar and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with AZ.''

=== National team players by Confederation ===
Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former AZ players represented Internationally
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
|+ Total national team players by confederation<br>
|-
! scope="row" | Confederation
! scope="col" | Total
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | (Nation) Association
|-
| [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| 5
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] (3), {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]] (1), {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia]] (1), {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]] (1)
|-
| [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]
| 10
| {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Morocco]] (8), {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]] (1), {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]] (1)
|-
| [[CONCACAF]]
| 7
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]] (3), {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Costa Rica]] (1), {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico]] (1), {{flagicon|Suriname}} [[Suriname]] (1), {{flagicon|Trinidad & Tobago}} [[Trinidad & Tobago]] (1)
|-
| [[CONMEBOL]]
| 2
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Argentina]] (1), {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Paraguay]] (1)
|-
| [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]
| 0
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[UEFA]]
| 73
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]] (40), {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]] (6), {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Iceland]] (5), {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]] (5), {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]] (4), {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]] (4), {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]] (3), {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Greece]] (2), {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Serbia]] (2), {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austria]] (1), {{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Estonia]] (1), {{flagicon|Georgia (country)|Georgia}} [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] (1), {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungary]] (1), {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ireland]] (1), {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Romania]] (1) 
|}

==Players in international tournaments==
The following is a list of AZ players who have competed in international tournaments, including the [[FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA European Championship]], [[AFC Asian Cup]], [[Africa Cup of Nations]], [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] and the [[Copa América]]. To this date no AZ players have participated in the [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] or the [[OFC Nations Cup]] while playing for AZ Alkmaar.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|- style="text-align: center"
!Cup
!Players
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Yugoslavia}} [[UEFA Euro 1976]]||{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Hugo Hovenkamp]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Kees Kist]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[John Metgod]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Argentina|alt}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup]]||{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Hugo Hovenkamp]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Italy}} [[UEFA Euro 1980]]||{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Hugo Hovenkamp]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Kees Kist]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Ghana}}{{Flag icon|Nigeria}} [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations]]||{{Flag icon|Morocco}} [[Abdelkarim El Hadrioui]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Portugal}} [[UEFA Euro 2004]]||{{Flag icon|Denmark}} [[Kenneth Perez]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]||{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Tim de Cler]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Kew Jaliens]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Denny Landzaat]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Joris Mathijsen]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Henk Timmer]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Austria}}{{Flag icon|Switzerland}} [[UEFA Euro 2008]]||{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Demy de Zeeuw]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]||{{Flag icon|Australia}} [[Brett Holman]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Mexico}} [[Héctor Moreno]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Denmark}} [[Simon Poulsen]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Romero]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Stijn Schaars]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Qatar}} [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]]||{{Flag icon|Australia}} [[Brett Holman]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Argentina}} [[2011 Copa América]]||{{Flag icon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Romero]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|United States}} [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]||{{Flag icon|Mexico}} [[Héctor Moreno]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Poland}}{{Flag icon|Ukraine}} [[UEFA Euro 2012]]||{{Flag icon|Sweden}} [[Rasmus Elm]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Denmark}} [[Simon Poulsen]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Canada}}{{Flag icon|United States}} [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]||{{Flag icon|Costa Rica}} [[Esteban Alvarado]]<br/>{{Flag icon|United States}} [[Aron Jóhannsson]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|United States}} [[Copa América Centenario|2016 Copa América]]||{{Flag icon|Paraguay}} [[Celso Ortiz]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]||{{Flag icon|Iran}} [[Alireza Jahanbakhsh]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Egypt}} [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations]]||{{Flag icon|Morocco}} [[Oussama Idrissi]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|European Union}} [[UEFA Euro 2020]]||{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Marco Bizot]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Teun Koopmeiners]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Owen Wijndal]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Cameroon}} [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]]||{{Flag icon|Morocco}} [[Zakaria Aboukhlal]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Qatar}} [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]||{{Flag icon|Australia}} [[Mathew Ryan]]<br/>{{Flag icon|Japan}} [[Yukinari Sugawara]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Canada}}{{Flag icon|United States}} [[2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]||{{Flag icon|United States}} [[Djordje Mihailovic]]
|-
|}

==Stadium and sponsor==

===Stadium===
{{See also|AFAS Stadion}}

[[File:DSB-Stadion.jpg|250px|right|thumb|AFAS Stadion, AZ's home venue in Alkmaar. Photo includes the old roof and the old name, 'DSB Stadion'.]]

AZ play its home matches at the [[AFAS Stadion]], located in the southern part of the city of Alkmaar. The stadium, which is directly owned by the club, was opened in 2006 and replaced the old [[Alkmaarderhout]] venue as the [[DSB Bank|DSB Stadion]]. The stadium currently has a capacity of 17,023. During its design stages, the name Victorie Stadion was frequently used, referring to the [[Eighty Years' War|Dutch War of Independence]], the phrase ''"[[Siege of Alkmaar|In Alkmaar begint de victorie]]" (Victory begins in Alkmaar)'' in particular. Until now, this name has not been officially in use, the board instead opting for sponsorship deals because of financial motives. However, to this day, the name maintains a good share of support among the fans.

To further increase revenue, AZ's board of directors decided to expand the capacity of the new stadium to at least 30,000 somewhere in the future. The extension will be realised by constructing a second tier to three of the four stands. The main stand with all technical areas, VIP and sponsor and media facilities will remain in place. These plans, however, were put on hold after the DSB bankruptcy and there are no current plans to increase the capacity.

In October 2009, sponsor [[DSB Bank]] was declared bankrupt. The stadium name temporarily changed from DSB Stadion to AZ Stadion, as it was considered undesirable that the stadium was linked with a non-existent bank. In February 2010, a new main sponsor was found in construction works service provider BUKO, based in [[Beverwijk]].

A year later, in the 2010–11 season, {{ill|AFAS Software|nl}} took over as official stadium sponsor. The current external name of the ground is the AFAS Stadion.

On 10 August 2019, the roof of the stadium partially collapsed. No people were injured during the incident.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/artikel/4809756/dak-az-stadion-ingestort |title=Dak van AZ-stadion gedeeltelijk ingestort |date=10 August 2019 |website=RTL Nieuws |access-date=10 August 2019 |language=nl |archive-date=10 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810163214/https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/artikel/4809756/dak-az-stadion-ingestort |url-status=live }}</ref> As the result AZ spent the rest of the year playing home matches at the [[Cars Jeans Stadion]] in [[The Hague]] whilst the damaged roof was being removed, before returning to the stadium on 15 December 2019, beating Ajax 1–0 in their first match back.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/samenvatting-az-ajax-1-0~bb8b52c5 |title=Samenvatting AZ-Ajax (1-0) |date=15 December 2019 |website=Het Parool |access-date=27 August 2020 |language=nl |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808184702/https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/samenvatting-az-ajax-1-0~bb8b52c5/ |url-status=live }}</ref> AZ played the rest of the 2019/20 season, until the COVID-19 pandemic cut it short, without a roof. During the 2020/21 season, a new roof was installed, held up by 20 crane-like arms on three sides and a so-called ''mega truss'' on the main stand.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.az.nl/nl/nieuws/mega-truss-nieuw-hoogtepunt |title=Mega Truss: nieuw hoogtepunt |date=24 March 2021 |website=AZ.nl |publisher=AZ |access-date=16 February 2022 |language=nl |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701223306/https://www.az.nl/nl/nieuws/mega-truss-nieuw-hoogtepunt |url-status=live }}</ref> The renewed stadium, which also included a capacity upgrade of nearly 2,500 seats for a new total capacity of 19,500, was officially opened on 11 September 2021, before the home game against PSV.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20210912_69456364 |title=Spetterende show bij heropening AZ-stadion. 'Gefeliciteerd met jullie nieuwe huis. Geniet ervan!' [video] |date=12 September 2021 |website=Noord-Hollands Dagblad |access-date=16 February 2022 |language=nl |archive-date=16 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216142644/https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20210912_69456364 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Period
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt sponsor
|-
| 1977–1982
| rowspan=2|[[Adidas]]
|
|-
| 1982–1986
| |[[Sony]]
|-
| 1986–1988
| rowspan=2|[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
| |[[Electrolux]]
|-
| 1988–1989
| |Swingbo
|-
| 1989–1990
| |[[Reebok]]
| |[[Reebok]]
|-
| 1990–1993
| |[[Hi-Tec]]
| rowspan=5|Frisia
|-
| 1993–1998
| [[Hummel International|Hummel]]
|-
| 1998–1999
| |[[Kappa (brand)|Kappa]]
|-
| 1999–2001
| |none
|-
| 2001–2002
| rowspan=4|[[Umbro]]
|-
| 2002–2004
| |Actus Notarissen
|-
| 2004–2005
| |Frisia
|-
| 2005–2006
| rowspan=3|[[DSB Bank|DSB]]
|-
| 2006–2008
| |[[Quick (sportswear)|Quick]]
|-
| 2008–2009
| |[[Canterbury of New Zealand|Canterbury]]
|-
| 2009–2010
| rowspan=2|[[Quick (sportswear)|Quick]]
| |BUKO
|-
| 2010–2011
| rowspan=4|[[AFAS Software]]
|-
| 2011–2015
| |[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|-
| 2015–2019
| |[[Under Armour]]
|-
| 2020–2024
| |[[Nike, inc.|Nike]]
|-
| 2022–2024
| |[[Nike, inc.|Nike]]
| |[https://www.kansino.nl/ Kansino]
|-
|2025–
|[[Nike, inc.|Nike]]
|[[Leaseweb]]
|}

==Honours==
[[File:AZ Alkmaar League Performance.png|350px|thumb|Historical chart of league performance]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
!style="width: 10%;"|Type
!style="width: 10%;"|Competition
!style="width: 5%;"|Titles
!style="width: 30%;"|Seasons
|-
| rowspan="5" |'''Domestic'''
! scope=col|[[Eredivisie]]
|'''2'''
|
[[1980–81 Eredivisie|1980–81]], 
[[2008–09 Eredivisie|2008–09]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Eerste Divisie]]
|'''3''' 
|
[[1959–60 Eerste Divisie|1959–60]], 
[[1995–96 Eerste Divisie|1995–96]], 
[[1997–98 Eerste Divisie|1997–98]]
|-
! scope=col| [[Tweede Divisie]]
|'''1''' 
|1955–56
|-
! scope=col|[[KNVB Cup]]
|'''4''' 
|[[1977–78 KNVB Cup|1977–78]], [[1980–81 KNVB Cup|1980–81]], 
[[1981–82 KNVB Cup|1981–82]], 
[[2012–13 KNVB Cup|2012–13]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Johan Cruyff Shield]]
|'''1'''
|
[[2009 Johan Cruyff Shield|2009]]
|-
|}

==European record==
{{main|AZ Alkmaar in European football}}

===Matches===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Opponent
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1977–78 UEFA Cup|1977–78]]
| rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Cup]]
| [[1977–78 UEFA Cup#First round|First round]]
| {{flagicon|LUX}} [[FA Red Boys Differdange|Red Boys Differdange]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 11–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 5–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''16–1'''
|-
| [[1977–78 UEFA Cup#Second round|Second round]]
| {{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–1''' {{pso|4–5}}
|-
| [[1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup|1978–79]]
| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]
| [[1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|First round]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–2'''
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[1980–81 UEFA Cup|1980–81]]
| rowspan="6"| [[UEFA Cup]]
| [[1980–81 UEFA Cup#First round|First round]]
| {{flagicon|LUX}} [[FA Red Boys Differdange|Red Boys Differdange]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 6–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''10–0'''
|-
| [[1980–81 UEFA Cup#Second round|Second round]]
| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 5–0
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''6–1'''
|-
| [[1980–81 UEFA Cup#Third round|Third round]]
| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia|1946}} [[FK Radnički Niš|Radnički Niš]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 5–0
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''7–2'''
|-
| [[1980–81 UEFA Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–1'''
|-
| [[1980–81 UEFA Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–3'''
|-
| [[1980–81 UEFA Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–5'''
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1981–82 European Cup|1981–82]]
| rowspan="2"| [[European Cup]]
| [[1981–82 European Cup#First round|First round]]
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[IK Start|Start]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–1'''
|-
| [[1981–82 European Cup#Second Round|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–5'''
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup|1982–83]]
| rowspan="2"| [[European Cup Winners' Cup]]
| [[1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|First round]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–1'''
|-
| [[1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup#Second round|Second round]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–2'''
|-
|rowspan=8| [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|2004–05]]
|rowspan=8| [[UEFA Cup]]
|rowspan=4| [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#Group stage|Group F]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
|{{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4 | '''1st'''
|-
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Amica Wronki]]
|{{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center; | 3–1
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center; | 1–0
|{{n/a}}
|-
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Grazer AK]]
|{{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center; | 0–2
|-
| [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alemannia Aachen]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–1'''
|-
| [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''5–2'''
|-
| [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–2'''
|-
| [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Sporting CP]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–4''' ([[Away goals rule|a]])
|-
|rowspan=5| [[2005–06 UEFA Cup|2005–06]]
|rowspan=5| [[UEFA Cup]]
|rowspan=4| [[2005–06 UEFA Cup#Group stage|Group D]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dnipro|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]]
|{{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4 | '''2nd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center; | 0–0
|{{n/a}}
|-
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]
|{{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center; | 2–0
|-
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center; | 1–0
|{{n/a}}
|-
| [[2005–06 UEFA Cup#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Betis]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–3'''
|-
|rowspan=7| [[2006–07 UEFA Cup|2006–07]]
|rowspan=7| [[UEFA Cup]]
|rowspan=4| [[2006–07 UEFA Cup#Group stage|Group C]]
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.C. Braga|Braga]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
|{{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4 | '''1st'''
|-
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]]
|{{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center; | 5–2
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center; | 2–2
|{{n/a}}
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
|{{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center; | 2–1
|-
| [[2006–07 UEFA Cup#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–3
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''5–5''' ([[Away goals rule|a]])
|-
| [[2006–07 UEFA Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–4
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–4''' ([[Away goals rule|a]])
|-
| [[2006–07 UEFA Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–4
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–4'''
|-
|rowspan=4| [[2007–08 UEFA Cup|2007–08]]
|rowspan=4| [[UEFA Cup]]
|rowspan=4| [[2007–08 UEFA Cup#Group stage|Group A]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]]
|{{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4 | '''4th'''
|-
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C.|Larissa]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center; | 1–0
|{{n/a}}
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[1. FC Nürnberg]]
|{{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center; | 1–2
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center; | 2–3
|{{n/a}}
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2009–10]]
|rowspan=3| [[UEFA Champions League]]
|rowspan=3| [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League#Group stage|Group H]]
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3 | '''4th'''
|-
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Standard Liège]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–4
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|2010–11]]
|rowspan=3| [[UEFA Europa League]]
|rowspan=3| [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|Group E]]
| {{flagicon|MDA}} [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3 | '''3rd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–4
|-
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
|-
|rowspan=6| [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|2011–12]]
|rowspan=6| [[UEFA Europa League]]
|rowspan=3| [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|Group G]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Malmö FF]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3 | '''2nd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
|-
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
|-
| [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–0'''
|-
| [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–2'''
|-
| [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–4
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–5'''
|-
| [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]]
| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Anzhi Makhachkala|Anzhi Makhachkala]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–5
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–6'''
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|2013–14]]
| rowspan="7"| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–3'''
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|Group L]]
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3 | '''1st'''
|-
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
|-
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Shakhter Karagandy|Shakhter Karagandy]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
|-
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1-2'''
|-
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Anzhi Makhachkala|Anzhi Makhachkala]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–0'''
|-
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–3'''
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|2015–16]]
| rowspan="5"| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul Başakşehir]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–1'''
|-
| [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–3'''
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|Group L]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3 | '''4th'''
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Athletic Bilbao]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Augsburg]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–4
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|2016–17]]
| rowspan="6"| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[PAS Giannina F.C.|PAS Giannina]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–1'''
|-
| [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[FK Vojvodina|Vojvodina]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–0'''
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|Group D]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3 | '''2nd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–5
|-
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
|-
| [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–4
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–7
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–11'''
|-
| [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|2018–19]]
| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Kairat|Kairat]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–3'''
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League|2019–20]]
| rowspan="7"| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[BK Häcken]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–0'''
|-
| [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Mariupol|Mariupol]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–0
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–0'''
|-
| [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''5–2'''
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|Group L]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3 | '''2nd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–4
|-
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Astana|Astana]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 6–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 5–0
|-
| [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[LASK]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–3'''
|-
|rowspan=2| [[2020–21 UEFA Champions League|2020–21]]
|rowspan=2| [[UEFA Champions League]]
|rowspan=1| [[2020–21 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[FC Viktoria Plzeň]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
|{{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center; | '''3–1'''
|-
|rowspan=1| [[2020–21 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv]]
|{{n/a}}
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;" | '''0-2'''
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|2020–21]]
|rowspan=3| [[UEFA Europa League]]
|rowspan=3| [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|Group F]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3 | '''3rd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Sociedad]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
|-
| [[2021–22 UEFA Europa League|2021–22]]
| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2021–22 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–3'''
|-
|rowspan=4| [[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League|2021–22]]
|rowspan=4| [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
|rowspan=3| [[2021–22 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|Group D]]
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Randers FC|Randers]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3 | '''1st'''
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[FK Jablonec|Jablonec]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
|-
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[CFR Cluj]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
|-
| [[2021–22 UEFA Europa League#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–4'''
|-
| rowspan="9"| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League|2022–23]]
| rowspan="9"| [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[FK Tuzla City|Tuzla City]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''5–0'''
|-
| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 7–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''7–1'''
|-
| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''6–1'''
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Group stage|Group E]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[SC Dnipro-1|Dnipro-1]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3 | '''1st'''
|-
| {{flagicon|LIE}} [[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
|-
| {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Apollon Limassol FC|Apollon Limassol]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
|-
| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[SS Lazio|Lazio]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–2'''
|-
| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–2''' (4–1 [[Penalty shoot-out|p.]])
|-
| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–3'''
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|2023–24]]
| rowspan="5" | [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
| [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|AND}} [[FC Santa Coloma]] 
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–0'''
|-
| [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[SK Brann|Brann]] 
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–3
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–4''' (6–5 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p.]])
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage#Group E|Group E]]
|{{flagicon|BIH}} [[HŠK Zrinjski Mostar|Zrinjski Mostar]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|3–4
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3 | '''3rd''' 
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Legia Warsaw]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–4
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
|-
|rowspan=10| [[2024–25 UEFA Europa League|2024–25]]
|rowspan="10" | [[UEFA Europa League]]
|rowspan=8| [[2024–25 UEFA Europa League#League phase|League phase]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[IF Elfsborg]]
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3–2
|{{n/a}}
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=8|'''19th'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Athletic Bilbao]]
|{{n/a}}
|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|{{n/a}}
|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1
|-
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3–1
|{{n/a}}
|-
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
|bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1
|{{n/a}}
|-
|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]
|{{n/a}}
|bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–2
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[AS Roma|Roma]]
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0
|{{n/a}}
|-
|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
|{{n/a}}
|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|3–4
|-
|[[2024–25 UEFA Europa League#Knockout phase play-offs|Knockout phase play-offs]]
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] 
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''6–3'''
|-
|[[2024–25 UEFA Europa League#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–3'''
|-
| rowspan="9" | [[2025–26 UEFA Conference League|2025–26]]
| rowspan="9" | [[UEFA Conference League]]
|[[2025–26 UEFA Conference League#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Ilves (football)|Ilves]]
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 5–0
|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–4
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''8–4'''
|-
|[[2025–26 UEFA Conference League#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]
|{{flagicon|LIE}} [[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]]
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–0'''
|-
|[[2025–26 UEFA Conference League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''6–1'''
|-
|rowspan=6| [[2025–26 UEFA Conference League#League phase|League phase]]
|{{flagicon|CYP}} [[AEK Larnaca FC|AEK Larnaca]]
|{{n/a}}
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|
|-
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|{{n/a}}
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|{{n/a}}
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|{{n/a}}
|-
|{{flagicon|KOS}} [[FC Drita|Drita]]
|{{n/a}}
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jagiellonia Białystok]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|{{n/a}}
|}

===UEFA coefficient ranking===
{{updated|17 April 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2023|title=Club coefficients|date=24 Aug 2023|access-date=24 Aug 2023|publisher=UEFA|archive-date=9 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109131431/https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank !! Team !! Points
|-
|37|| align="left" | {{fbaicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]||56.500
|-
|38|| align="left" | {{fbaicon|CRO}} [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|GNK Dinamo]]||56.000
|-
|39|| align="left" | {{fbaicon|NED}} '''AZ'''||54.500
|- 
|40|| align="left" | {{fbaicon|UKR}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]||52.000
|-
|41|| align="left" | {{fbaicon|CZE}} [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Praha]]||51.000
|}

==Domestic results==
Below is a table with AZ's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"
! colspan=5 | Domestic results since 1956
|-
! width="20%"|Domestic league
! width="20%"|League result
! width="20%"|Qualification to
! width="20%"|[[KNVB Cup]] season
! width="20%"|Cup result
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1956-57|1956–57 Eerste Divisie]] (as Alkmaar '54)
|style="background: silver" |'''2nd''' (group A)
|&nbsp;–
|1956–57
|Third round {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1957-58|1957–58 Eerste Divisie]] (as Alkmaar '54)
|9th (group A)
|&nbsp;–
|1957–58
|Third round {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1958-59|1958–59 Eerste Divisie]] (as Alkmaar '54)
|4th (group A)
|&nbsp;–
|1958–59
|Third round {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1959-60|1959–60 Eerste Divisie]] (as Alkmaar '54)
|style="background: gold" |'''1st''' (group B)
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|''not held''
|''not held''
|-
|[[1960–61 Eredivisie]] (as Alkmaar '54)
|style="background: pink" |17th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|1960–61
|First round {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1961-62|1961–62 Eerste Divisie]] (as Alkmaar '54)
|style="background: pink" |12th (group A)
|[[Tweede Divisie]] (relegation)
|1961–62
|Second round {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1962–63|1962–63 Tweede Divisie]] (as Alkmaar '54)
|4th (group A)
|&nbsp;–
|1962–63
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''Semi-finals''' {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1963–64|1963–64 Tweede Divisie]] (as Alkmaar '54)
|style="background: silver" |'''1st''' (group A); '''2nd''' overall losing play-off
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (winning promotion tournament)
|1963–64
|First round {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1964-65|1964–65 Eerste Divisie]] (as Alkmaar '54) <br /> [[Tweede Divisie 1964–65|1964–65 Tweede Divisie]] (as FC Zaanstreek)
|11th <br /> 6th (group A)
|&nbsp;–
|1964–65
|First round  {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} <br /> First round {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1965-66|1965–66 Eerste Divisie]] (as Alkmaar'54) <br /> [[Tweede Divisie 1965–66|1965–66 Tweede Divisie]] (as FC Zaanstreek)
|4th <br /> 3rd (group A)
|&nbsp;– <br /> [[Eerste Divisie]] (promotion)
|1965–66
|Group stage {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} <br /> Group stage {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1966-67|1966–67 Eerste Divisie]] (as Alkmaar '54 <br /> and FC Zaanstreek)
|12th <br /> 7th
|&nbsp;–
|1966–67
|First round  {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} <br /> First round {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1967-68|1967–68 Eerste Divisie]]
|style="background: silver" |'''2nd'''
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|1967–68
|Group stage {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[1968–69 Eredivisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;– (after surviving relegation play-offs)
|1968–69
|Second round {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[1969–70 Eredivisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|1969–70
|Quarter-finals {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
|-
|[[1970–71 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: pink" |17th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[KNVB Cup 1970-71|1970–71]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1971-72|1971–72 Eerste Divisie]]
|style="background: silver" |'''2nd'''
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|[[KNVB Cup 1971-72|1971–72]]
|First round
|-
|[[1972–73 Eredivisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1972-73|1972–73]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''Semi-finals'''
|-
|[[1973–74 Eredivisie]]
|7th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1973-74|1973–74]]
|Quarter-finals
|-
|[[1974–75 Eredivisie]]
|5th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1974-75|1974–75]]
|Quarter-finals
|-
|[[1975–76 Eredivisie]]
|5th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1975-76|1975–76]]
|Quarter-finals
|-
|[[1976–77 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''3rd'''
|[[1977–78 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|[[KNVB Cup 1976-77|1976–77]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''Semi-finals'''
|-
|[[1977–78 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''3rd'''
|[[1978–79 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]]
|[[KNVB Cup 1977-78|1977–78]]
|style="background: gold" |'''Winner'''
|-
|[[1978–79 Eredivisie]]
|4th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1978-79|1978–79]]
|Quarter-finals
|-
|[[1979–80 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: silver" |'''2nd'''
|[[1980–81 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|[[KNVB Cup 1979-80|1979–80]]
|Quarter-finals
|-
|[[1980–81 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: gold" |'''1st'''
|[[European Cup 1981-82|European Cup]]
|[[KNVB Cup 1980-81|1980–81]]
|style="background: gold" |'''Winner'''
|-
|[[1981–82 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''3rd'''
|[[1982–83 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]]
|[[KNVB Cup 1981-82|1981–82]]
|style="background: gold" |'''Winner'''
|-
|[[1982–83 Eredivisie]]
|11th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1982-83|1982–83]]
|Second round
|-
|[[1983–84 Eredivisie]]
|6th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1983-84|1983–84]]
|Quarter-finals
|-
|[[1984–85 Eredivisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1984-85|1984–85]]
|First round
|-
|[[1985–86 Eredivisie]]
|9th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1985–86 KNVB Cup|1985–86]]
|Second round
|-
|[[1986–87 Eredivisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1986–87 KNVB Cup|1986–87]]
|Second round
|-
|[[1987–88 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: pink" |16th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[1987–88 KNVB Cup|1987–88]]
|First round
|-
|[[1988–89 Eerste Divisie]]
|5th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1988–99 KNVB Cup|1988–89]]
|Quarter-finals
|-
|[[1989–90 Eerste Divisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1989–90 KNVB Cup|1989–90]]
|First round
|-
|[[1990–91 Eerste Divisie]]
|4th
|promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion
|[[1990–91 KNVB Cup|1990–91]]
|First round
|-
|[[1991–92 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1991–92 KNVB Cup|1991–92]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1992-93|1992–93 Eerste Divisie]]
|10th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1992–93 KNVB Cup|1992–93]]
|Third round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1993-94|1993–94 Eerste Divisie]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''3rd'''
|promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion
|[[1993–94 KNVB Cup|1993–94]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1994-95|1994–95 Eerste Divisie]]
|5th
|promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion
|[[1994–95 KNVB Cup|1994–95]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1995-96|1995–96 Eerste Divisie]]
|style="background: gold" |'''1st'''
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|[[1995–96 KNVB Cup|1995–96]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[1996–97 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: pink" |18th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[1996–97 KNVB Cup|1996–97]]
|Quarter-finals
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1997-98|1997–98 Eerste Divisie]]
|style="background: gold" |'''1st'''
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|[[1997–98 KNVB Cup|1997–98]]
|First round (knock-out stage)
|-
|[[1998–99 Eredivisie]]
|9th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1998–99 KNVB Cup|1998–99]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[1999–2000 Eredivisie]]
|7th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1999–2000 KNVB Cup|1999–00]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''Semi-finals'''
|-
|[[2000–01 Eredivisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2000–01 KNVB Cup|2000–01]]
|Quarter-finals
|-
|[[2001–02 Eredivisie]]
|10th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2001–02 KNVB Cup|2001–02]]
|Second round (knock-out stage)
|-
|[[2002–03 Eredivisie]]
|10th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2002–03 KNVB Cup|2002–03]]
|Second round (knock-out stage)
|-
|[[2003–04 Eredivisie]]
|5th
|[[2004–05 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|[[2003–04 KNVB Cup|2003–04]]
|Second round
|-
|[[2004–05 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''3rd'''
|[[2005–06 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|[[2004–05 KNVB Cup|2004–05]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[2005–06 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: silver" |'''2nd'''
|[[2006–07 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] (after losing [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] play-offs)
|[[KNVB Cup 2005-06|2005–06]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''Semi-finals'''
|-
|[[2006–07 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''3rd'''
|[[2007–08 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] (after losing [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] play-offs)
|[[2006–07 KNVB Cup|2006–07]]
|style="background: silver" |'''Final'''
|-
|[[2007–08 Eredivisie]]
|11th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2007–08 KNVB Cup|2007–08]]
|Second round
|-
|[[2008–09 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: gold" |'''1st'''
|[[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]
|[[2008–09 KNVB Cup|2008–09]]
|Quarter-finals
|-
|[[2009–10 Eredivisie]]
|5th
|[[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] (Q3)
|[[2009–10 KNVB Cup|2009–10]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[2010–11 Eredivisie]]
|4th
|[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] (Q3)
|[[2010–11 KNVB Cup|2010–11]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[2011–12 Eredivisie]]
|4th
|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] (Q4)
|[[2011–12 KNVB Cup|2011–12]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''Semi-finals'''
|-
|[[2012–13 Eredivisie]]
| 10th
|[[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
|[[2012–13 KNVB Cup|2012–13]]
|style="background: gold" |'''Winner'''
|-
|[[2013–14 Eredivisie]]
| 8th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2013–14 KNVB Cup|2013–14]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''Semi-finals'''
|-
|[[2014–15 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''3rd'''
|[[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] (Q3)
|[[2014–15 KNVB Cup|2014–15]]
|Quarter-finals
|-
|[[2015–16 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''4th'''
|[[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] (Q3)
|[[2015–16 KNVB Cup|2015–16]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''Semi-finals'''
|-
|[[2016–17 Eredivisie]]
| 6th
|–
|[[2016–17 KNVB Cup|2016–17]]
|style="background: silver" |'''Final'''
|-
|[[2017–18 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''3rd'''
|[[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] (Q3)
|[[2017–18 KNVB Cup|2017–18]]
|style="background: silver" |'''Final'''
|-
|[[2018–19 Eredivisie]]
|4th
|[[2019–20 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] (Q2)
|[[2018–19 KNVB Cup|2018–19]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''Semi-finals'''
|-
|[[2019–20 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: silver"|'''2nd'''
|[[2020–21 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] (Q2)
|[[2019–20 KNVB Cup|2019–20]]
|Quarter-finals
|-
|[[2020–21 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''3rd'''
|[[2021–22 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] (Q4)
|[[2020–21 KNVB Cup|2020–21]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[2021–22 Eredivisie]]
|5th
|[[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League|Europa Conference League]] (Q2)
|[[2021–22 KNVB Cup|2021–22]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''Semi-finals'''
|-
|[[2022–23 Eredivisie]]
|4th
|[[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|Europa Conference League]] (Q3)
|[[2022–23 KNVB Cup|2022–23]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[2023–24 Eredivisie]]
|4th
|[[2024–25 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
|[[2023–24 KNVB Cup|2023–24]]
|Quarter-finals
|}

==Coaches==
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===Alkmaar '54===
*{{Flagicon|NED}} {{ill|Gerrit van Wijhe|nl}} (1954–1956)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Kick Smit]] (1956–1958)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} {{ill|Ludwig Veg|nl}} (1 July 1958&nbsp;– 30 June 1960)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Piet de Wolf]] (1960–1961)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} {{ill|Bonnie Bult|nl}} (1961–1962)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Arie Rentenaar]] (1962–1963)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} {{ill|Ludwig Veg|nl}} (1 July 1963&nbsp;– 30 June 1965)
*{{Flagicon|WAL}} [[Barry Hughes]] (1 July 1965&nbsp;– 30 June 1967)

===KFC / FC Zaanstreek===
*{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Kelly (footballer)|Bob Kelly]] (1955–1956)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} {{ill|Wim Blokland|nl|Wim Blokland (voetballer)}} (1956–1958)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} {{ill|Klaas Molenaar|nl}} (1958–1960)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} {{ill|Toon Bruins Slot|nl}} (1960–1963)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} {{ill|Joop de Kubber|nl}} (1963–1964)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Piet de Wolf]] (1964–1965)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} {{ill|Toon van den Enden|nl}} (1965–1966)

===AZ '67===
*{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Lesley Talbot]] (1 July 1967&nbsp;– 30 June 1968)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} {{ill|Wim Blokland|nl|Wim Blokland (voetballer)}} (1968–1969)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Robert Heinz]] (1969–1971)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Cor van der Hart]] (1 July 1971&nbsp;– 30 June 1973)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Joop Brand]] (1 July 1973&nbsp;– 30 June 1976)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Hans Kraay Sr.]] (1 July 1976&nbsp;– 30 June 1977)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Notermans]] (1977)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Cor van der Hart]] (1 July 1977&nbsp;– 30 June 1978)
*{{Flagicon|FRG}} [[Georg Keßler]] (1 July 1978&nbsp;– 30 June 1982)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Hans Eijkenbroek]] (1 July 1982&nbsp;– 30 June 1983)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Piet de Visser (football manager)|Piet de Visser]] (1 July 1983&nbsp;– 30 June 1985)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Joop Brand]] (1 July 1985&nbsp;– 30 June 1986)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Han Berger]] (1 July 1986&nbsp;– 31 December 1986)

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===AZ===
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Hans Eijkenbroek]] (1987&nbsp;– 30 June 1989)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[:nl:Hans van Doorneveld|Hans van Doorneveld]] (1 July 1989&nbsp;– 30 June 1990)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Henk Wullems]] (1 July 1990&nbsp;– 30 June 1993)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Piet Schrijvers]] (1 July 1993&nbsp;– 30 June 1994)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Theo Vonk]] (1 July 1994&nbsp;– 28 February 1997)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Hans de Koning]] ''(interim)'' (28 February 1997&nbsp;– 30 June 1997)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Willem van Hanegem]] (1 July 1997&nbsp;– 30 June 1999)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Gerard van der Lem]] (1 July 1999&nbsp;– 30 March 2000)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Henk van Stee]] (31 March 2000&nbsp;– 30 October 2002)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Co Adriaanse]] (30 October 2002&nbsp;– 30 June 2005)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Louis van Gaal]] (1 July 2005&nbsp;– 30 June 2009)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Ronald Koeman]] (1 July 2009&nbsp;– 5 December 2009)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Martin Haar]] ''(interim)'' (5 December 2009&nbsp;– 10 December 2009)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Dick Advocaat]] (10 December 2009&nbsp;– 30 June 2010)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Gertjan Verbeek]] (1 July 2010&nbsp;– 29 September 2013)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Martin Haar]] ''(interim)'' (29 September 2013&nbsp;– 15 October 2013)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Dick Advocaat]] (15 October 2013&nbsp;– 30 June 2014)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Marco van Basten]] (30 June 2014&nbsp;– 16 September 2014)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[John van den Brom]] (29 September 2014&nbsp;– 30 June 2019)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Arne Slot]] (1 July 2019&nbsp; – 5 December 2020)
*{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Pascal Jansen]] (5 December 2020 – 17 January 2024)
*{{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Maarten Martens]] (17 January 2024 – present)
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==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{official website}}

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{{Dutch Supercup / Johan Cruijff Shield winners}}

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